more, some less. Jim shines a great deal, so he is like the big white candle. Now who can tell me what kind o f people give the most light?” “ Those who have the most money,” thought Alice. “ Oh, no—Jim hasn’t any money ex cept what he earns.” “ Those who have a car and can go places,” said Joan. Miss Blossom shook her head. “ Preachers and missionaries,”—this from Helen. “ You’re getting warm,” declared the teacher. “ Martha, what would you think?” “ It wouldn’t be people in— in a wheel chair, would it?” said Martha turning red. “ Almost,” came the happy answer. “ It’s often people who are blind or deaf or suffering and who love the Lord Jesus anyhow. That’s why God made Jim a cripple—He wanted a shiner. I think,” Miss Blossom went on, “ that God looks down and chooses this one and that one to be big candles for Him. And if they are willing to be different, to bear their trial for His sake, He lets them shine— oh, a dozen times farther than the rest o f us ever can! Now let’s have our ice cream.” Next Sunday when Miss Blossom asked how many would shine for the Lord Jesus Christ by being in the Home coming program, every single girl put up her hand, even Martha. And when the big day came, Martha looked as if the Lord Jesus had lit the candle inside o f her even before she began to sing. Copyright Sunday School Times. TRUE O R FALSE (Answers on Page SO) 1. Noah’s three sons were Shem, Ham and Jacob. 2. Micah, Nahum and Obadiah were Old Testament prophets. 3. The first five books of the Old Tes tament were written by Moses. 4. Samuel was an Egyptian. 5. One o f the foods for which the wandering children of Israel longed was garlic. 6. The harp was not known in Old Testament times. 7. The fifty-third chapter o f Isaiah foretells Christ’s suffering. 8. The total number of Psalms is one hundred and fifty. 9. The fifth New Testament book is Acts. 10. Matthew’s occupation was that of a tax collector. 11. Rahab concealed two spies sent to Jericho. 12. Hosea and Joshua were cousins. 13. King Agrippa was saved through Paul’s preaching. 14. Solomon gained his great wisdom through much study. 15. Job was stricken because of his sinful life. •—Vernon Howard in Lively Bible Quizzes. T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
JUNIOR KING'S BU5INE5S
Martha S. Hooker
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By OPAL LEONORE GIBBS
M ARTHA’S church was going to have a big Home-coming time and all the children were to be on the program. Many friends would stay all day, for there was to be a picnic dinner at noon on the lawn back o f the church. Martha was thinking as she went into her classroom that her teacher, Miss Blossom, would probably ask her to sing on this program. Somebody always did ask her, and always she would say, “ No.” You see, Martha was lame, so that she could not walk like other girls. She had fallen when a baby and the doctors could never make her one leg straight. Sometimes children looked at her and pointed, and called her “ Limpy” or “ Ducky,” and how she hated them for doing it ! So even though Martha had a voice like an angel, she would hardly ever sing for anyone. But nothing was said that Sunday about the Home-coming program. In stead, Miss Blossom invited the class to a candle party at her house the follow ing Friday night. How excited everyone was! Parties were always fun, and a candle party was something no one had ever heard of before. All the „week they wondered about it. When Friday night came every little girl hurried to Miss Blossom’s home. And the first thing they saw was a table covered with candles of all sizes and colors. “ I’m very glad to see you,” smiled Miss Blossom, “ and first, let’s go into this room and meet my brother.” The children all knew about Jim Blossom, who on pleasant days wheeled himself to church in a funny big chair. He had never walked in his life. “ Hello! Hello!” greeted Jim as they trooped in. “ Come here and shake hands with the king on his throne.” They obeyed, laughing, then Miss Blossom asked him to show the girls how many letters he had received that week. There was a big pile, almost a hundred. “ They come from people he has helped by the things he writes,” she told them softly.
As they went out again, Jim cupped his hand around his mouth,—“ If she’s going to have ice cream, be sure and save me some!” That made them all laugh again. “ Now for our game,” said Miss Blos som. “ Helen, which o f all these candles would you choose to light a room?” Helen chose a lovely red Christmas candle, the kind that stands on a win dow sill. And when it was lit, they could see quite well around the room. “ Now, Alice, what will you choose?” Alice took a long yellow taper, such as people use on lace-covered dining tables. This gave a better light than the Christmas candle. “ All right, Faith,” said Miss Blossom, “ it’s your turn.” Faith reached for a queer spotted candle, which when lit, gave out the sweetest smell. But its light was rather dim. “ Now, Martha,” smiled the teacher. Martha limped to the table and picked up a plain white candle. It was the largest of them all, and gave the bright est light: “ These candles are like you and me,” explained Miss Blossom. “ We can all shine for the Lord Jesus Christ after He puts the light inside. Some shine
“ These candles are like you and me . . .”
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